Options for action for an ecological design of long-distance mobility in passenger and freight transport : Executive summary

Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are mainly determined by long-distance traffic
between conurbations in passenger transport and traffic hubs in freight transport. In the course of the project "Options for action for an ecological design of long-distance mobility in passenger and freight transport", strategies and solutions were identified that effectively reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by long-distance transport.
According to the "Action Program Climate Protection 2020" of the German Federal Government, long-distance passenger transport is to be made more climate-compatible on the one hand, and rail freight transport is to be strengthened on the other. With regard to these two goals, the research project provides findings for the further design of both sustainable passenger mobility and sustainable freight transport and provides the basis for the development of environmental policy options in long-distance transport.
Although long-distance mobility in passenger transport is characterized by continuing growth, the data basis for describing and explaining it is still fragmentary. In freight transport, on the other hand, the focus so far has been primarily on the infrastructural supply side with regard to shift potentials from road to rail, while there are still research gaps in the identification and analysis of demand-side requirements of shippers and carriers. ... mehr
Given the very different structure of passenger and freight transport - and thus also the possible, specific solutions - both transport sectors are investigated independently of each other, but in a similar way by means of systematic literature research followed by empirical analysis and final formulation of recommendations for action.